Methanolysis of acetylated sugars and glycosides in the presence of tin oxides and alkoxides

Jacob Herzig, Abraham Nudelman, Hugo E. Gottlieb

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Abstract

A simple, regioselective O-deacetylation procedure is described which involves ≤0.5 equiv. of Bu3SnOMe or Bu2SnO in methanol. Anomeric acetates are considerably more reactive than primary and secondary acetates, thereby enabling selective removal, to give ∼70% of products with HO-1 unsubstituted. Prolonged reaction resulted in complete deacetylation. Secondary acetates were removed faster than primary acetates and the overall rates of reaction were influenced greatly by the anomeric substituent in the order of OAc {A figure is presented} OH ≫ OMe. No acyl migration took place under the reaction conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)21-28
Number of pages8
JournalCarbohydrate Research
Volume177
Issue numberC
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jun 1988

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